British Columbia

Canadian outpouring over residential schools can bring healing, says survivor

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - The shock being expressed about the discovery of the remains of 215 children at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia could be a force to bring long-awaited chan...

Greg Fry Jun 02, 2021

B.C. & Yukon legions receive $1.5 million to offset pandemic loses

VICTORIA - New relief funding will help B.C. legions continue providing community services. The Royal Canadian Legion B.C./Yukon Command will receive $1.5 million in one-time support to help offset th...

Jun 02, 2021

Grant supports inclusive employment

VICTORIA - Employers in British Columbia are receiving support to create inclusive work environments for people with disabilities through a $4.8-million grant from the Province."Many people with disab...

Jun 02, 2021

Nanaimo sees one of driest springs on record

NANAIMO - Rainfall was sparse in Nanaimo and many other portions of the province this spring.Environment Canada meteorologist Doug Lundquist told NanaimoNewsNOW local spring rainfall totals the previo...

Jun 02, 2021

Just 1 new COVID-19 case found in Island Health as vaccine rollout ramps up

NANAIMO - Island Health hit a low not seen since October, 2020 in the fight against COVID-19. Just one new case of the virus was confirmed by Island Health on Tuesday, June 1. The last time Island Hea...

Jun 01, 2021

70 per cent of B.C.'s eligible adults have first shot of COVID-19 vaccine

VICTORIA - British Columbia health officials say about 70 per cent of eligible adults in the province have received their first dose of a COVID-19 vaccine. Officials say in a news release that they wi...

Jun 01, 2021

Over 70% of all adults in B.C. have received their first dose of COVID-19 vaccine

VICTORIA - The number of people vaccinated against COVID-19 in British Columbia continues to increase.Provincial Health Officer Dr. Bonnie Henry says 70.4 per cent of all adults in B.C. and 67 per cen...

Jun 01, 2021

B.C. lays out plans for 'modernizing' regulation of the forest industry

VICTORIA - The British Columbia government has released a series of goals, plans and an initial yearlong timeline as it works to "modernize" its regulation of the forest sector. A new paper lays out f...

Jun 01, 2021

Survivor of B.C. residential school breaking silence and calling for action

KAMLOOPS, B.C. - News of the remains of 215 children being discovered at the site of a former residential school in British Columbia jolted Clayton Peters, whose seven years of torment there have been...

Jun 01, 2021

Almost six people died every day of drug overdoses in B.C. in April: coroner service

VICTORIA - The BC Coroners Service says the overdose death rate in British Columbia has nearly doubled since 2016, the year a state of emergency was declared in the crisis. The service says 176 people...

Jun 01, 2021